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Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Given the pace of innovation, not only in the gadget market but in how social media is changing society, the future isn't what it used to be, which is to say, it is not that far off, out of reach, and "gee whiz" tomorrow. The planning horizon has moved closer than ever. And far-off eventualities are here and gone before you know it. In this…
Descriptors: Information Management, Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Usability
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Battles, Jason J. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Intranets should provide quick and easy access to organizational information. The University of Alabama Libraries' intranet was only partially satisfying this basic expectation. Librarians could use it to find forms, policies, committee assignments, and meeting minutes, but navigating the libraries' intranet was neither quick nor easy, and it was…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems, Library Automation
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Gueguen, Gretchen – Journal of Archival Organization, 2010
Many organizations have evolved since their early attempts to mount digital exhibits on the Web and are experimenting with ways to increase the scale of their digitized collections by utilizing archival finding aid description rather than resource-intensive collections and exhibits. This article examines usability research to predict how such…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Electronic Libraries, Exhibits, Internet
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Mertens, Robert; Brusilovsky, Peter; Vornberger, Oliver; Ishchenko, Sergey – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
Typical web lectures consist of two different kinds of media linked together: an audio- or video-recording and the corresponding slides or desktop recording. Both media are synchronized so that the slide or image shown corresponds to the position currently played in the time-based media stream. Web lectures are thus composite media consisting of a…
Descriptors: Navigation (Information Systems), Computer System Design, Web Based Instruction, Hypermedia
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Sharpe, Paul A.; Vacek, Rachel E. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Library intranets require flexibility and efficiency and enhance the internal communication and collaborative nature of creating and organizing the institution's information. At the University of Houston Libraries, the focus was on public services, so little attention was given to the intranet--the tool every department relied on for quick access…
Descriptors: Information Management, Internet, Database Management Systems, Knowledge Management
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Etches-Johnson, Amanda; Baird, Catherine – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
The days of top-down communication and controlled internal messages at a library organization are--or should be--behind us. Modern libraries must be fluid and flexible organizations with equally nimble internal communication infrastructures in place to keep up with the fast-paced environments that have been created in these organizations. As is…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Internet, Knowledge Management, Database Management Systems
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Gilson, Darin – Community College Journal, 2000
A portal is the digital infrastructure for an online campus. Community portals, online service portals, and enterprise-wide platforms represent the three basic portal variations available for online campuses. They are differentiated by the offices represented, the campus audience served, and benefits provided to the school as a whole. (PGS)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Marzo-Lazaro, J. L.; Verdu-Carbo, T.; Fabregat-Gesa, R. – 1998
This paper describes a solution to the user identification and tracking problem within an educational World Wide Web environment. The paper begins with an overview of the Teaching Support System project at the University of Girona (Spain); the main objective of the project is to create an integrated set of tools for teachers to use to create and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Security, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
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Alwerud, Anna; Jorgensen, Lotte – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Libraries subscribe to thousands of electronic journals and they are difficult for end-users to find. Journal and publisher interfaces and functionalities differ considerably. The recent development in e-media calls for central management of the resources. Lund University Libraries' Head Office has developed a service for presentation and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Services